Structure 4434140 · Oswego County, NY

Minetto Bridge RD over RTE 48 Oswego Canal

Carries Minetto Bridge RD over RTE 48 Oswego Canal, At Minetto; Oswego River.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT801 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

801 ft end to end, longest span 150 ft: about 2.2 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built1917rebuilt 2005
Length800.9 ft244.1 m
Daily traffic3,527counted 2019
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew York
CountyOswego
LocationAt Minetto; Oswego River
CarriesMinetto Bridge RD
CrossesRTE 48 Oswego Canal
Coordinates43.39831, -76.47040

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length800.9 ft (244.1 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area2465.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1917 (reconstructed 2005)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,527 (2019)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000004434140

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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